diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index d466c8d..1ff4e22 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@
 extern int gpio_request_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num);
 extern void gpio_free_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num);
 
+/* bindings for managed devices that want to request gpios */
+int devm_gpio_request(struct device *dev, unsigned gpio, const char *label);
+void devm_gpio_free(struct device *dev, unsigned int gpio);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS
 
 /*